Extreme poverty rate in Peru
5.1% of people in Peru lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2024.
Peru, 2024
5.1%
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Extreme poverty rate in Peru over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1% | 10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | – |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | 24.1% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | 25.3% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | 32.2% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 5.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.1%.
More for Peru
All statistics for Peru
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
25.7%
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Prevalence of undernourishment
5.7%
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Gini index
40.1 (0 to 100)
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Income share held by the richest 10%
30.3%
2024 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
10.7%
2024 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
36.2%
2024 · World Bank